Weight equalizer for dispensing gasoline, oil, etc., from storage drums



Apnl 22, 1930. J. w, PARR 1,755,745

. WEIGHT EQUALIZER FOR DISPENSING GASOLINE,

' OIL, ETC., FROM STORAGE DRUMS Filed May 1a, 1927 Patented Apr. 22, 1930 JOHN W. PARK, 0F MAGMA, ARIZONA UNITED stares FATETNT OFFICE- WEIGHT EQUALIZ R non DISPENSING GASOLINE, OIL, Era, FROM STORAGE DRUMS .Applieati'on filed May 18,

hlyinvention'relates to a weight eglualizer for dispensing gasoline, kerosene, oi s, etc., from storage drums, and it is the object of my invention to provide novel mechanism for;

tiltably supporting a storage drum or barrel to permit of convenient dispensing of the contents thereof, to provide novel means for equalizing the weight of such storage drum ,to permit of its being easily tilted. to a discharging position ,to provide an efiicient stand for such a drum; and to provide novel means for holding the drum in the stand;

I attain these and other objects of my invention by the-mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which.

Figure l is a perspective view of my invention; j p

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of same; and I Fig. 3 is a vertical section, the storagedrum or barrel being shown in side elevation.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views. 7

Referring to the'accompanying drawings, I provide a suitable base 1 having base extension members 2 and a bracing strip 18 extending between supports2. I provide vertical supports 3 which are braced to the base 1 by the slantingly disposed bracing strips 4. The vertical supports 3 have slots 5 in which aremounted-the pivots 6 carried by theframe' tened to eyes 14 attached to the vertical frame 7 members 7 as shown in Fig. 2 and additional straps 13 on the opposite sideof the barrel attached at one end to eyes-14, the "other end of the straps being detachably attached by bolts 15 to the frame members 7 as shown in Figs. ;.1' and permitting of convenient rem ral 9f mp y stor ge drumand repl ce:

1927. Serial No. 192,318.

ment with a full one. The storage drum or barrel is provided with a discharge opening amount of the contents in the drum), the

drum 'willimmediately right itself to a perpendicular position, thereby eliminating any waste caused by leaking-faucets or valves which are attached: 0 drums that are ordinarily left in a horizontal position.

The portions 19 of the frame members 7 will function as stop elements if the drum is tilted too far, to prevent it from swinging to a reverse position.

The strip 18 functions to prevent the frame member from swinging past a perpen-.;.

dicularposition' when the storage drum is swung back from a horizontal or discharging position, as it will contact with the bottom frame member 9, as will be apparent by 7 reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings. Q

The vertical frame members 7, the bottom strip 9 andthe bar 10 will be referred to in the following claim as the weight-equalizer frame. The term base as used in the following claim shall be construed to includeboth members 1 and 2. The straps 13 are preferably metal straps but may be of'any suitable material.

What I claim is A weight-equalizer frame of suitable size.

to support a storage dru1n,-saidframe com- V prising a bottom strip, spaced vertical frame members attached tothe bottom strip and of substant height sa as insta ments-bet attached to and connecting the upper ends of the aforesaid frame members, means for re leasabl y securing the drum in said frame, pivots mounted on the frame, vertical supports in which the pivots are mounted and a base to which the vertical supports are rigidly secured, and a strip attached to the base and 7 extending in front of the bottom strip of the Weight-equalizer frame to function as a stop member to prevent the frame from swinging past a, vertical..positiomwhen it is released froma horizbnt a lpesitgqn.

OHN W. FARR;

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